Dennis Dowling:
CLASS OF 1966
Quinte High SchoolClass of 1966
Belleville, ON
Queen's University Class of 1971
Kingston, ON
Queen Elizabeth Collegiate & Vocational High SchoolClass of 1966
Kingston, ON
Lord Strathcona SchoolClass of 1962
Kingston, ON
Dennis's Story
Following high school I went to Queen's University in Chemical Engineering. After two years, I decided that was not for me and I transferred to Commerce. On graduation, I joined a Kingston Chartered Accounting firm which immediately merged with a large National firm (now KPMG). I achieved my CA designation in 1975 and three years later, I transferred to the firm's Edmonton, AB office.
In 1980, I decided to see how the business world operated and I joined North West Trust Company (now Canadian Western Bank) as the Chief Internal Auditor. A year later I became the Director of Member Services for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. A year later I was on the move again as I missed public practice. I joined a local CA firm that needed someone who was experienced in Quality Control. That had been my function at the National firm in Edmonton. I got the...Expand for more
m on track in 6 months and was invited to be a partner 2 months later.
The local firm went through many name changes until, I was the only owner in 2003. In 1997, I had changed my focus to specialize in working with Independent Contractors. In 2001, I formed an Alberta partnership with a CA in Calgary and over the next 10 years we created a National Chartered Accounting firm (DNTW Chartered Accountants, LLP) with 7 offices in 6 cities in 4 provinces in Canada.
Although I thought that I would never retire, I found in 2011 that the time was right and I have not looked back. Linda, my wife of 45 years (in 2015), and I are both enjoying the freedom of doing what we want when we want to do it. I did however take the time to write a book in my first year of retirement. It is a guidebook (Are You Taking Ownership of Your Career?) for the Canadian Independent Contractor.
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